Gunmen attack police station in Anambra with explosives

The police command in Anambra state says gunmen attacked its Ihiala divisional headquarters with explosives in the wee hours of Wednesday.

The police said the gunmen threw explosives into the facility which set the building on fire.

The police officers at the facility were said to have engaged the gunmen and recovered an Ak-47 rifle — but the culprits escaped. 

“Our operatives in the early hours of today engaged some gunmen who attacked Ihiala police divisional headquarters and recovered one abandoned AK-47 rifle,” Tochukwu Ikenga, the command’s spokesperson, said in a statement.

“The gunmen escaped the scene due to the superior fire of the police operatives although no casualty was recorded. 

“Unfortunately, the explosives the gunmen threw inside the police station had already ignited fire that affected the building.” 

The attack marks the latest onslaught by gunmen on police facilities and officers in the state.

In June, TheCable reported that the police divisional headquarters in Anaku, Anyamelum was attacked by gunmen. While there were no fatalities in that attack, Ikenga confirmed that three operational vehicles at the premises were set on fire.

Two months prior, gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Aguata LGA, which resulted in three officers sustaining injuries.